Matheson House
Ontario, Canada
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Matheson House is a two-storey sandstone residence in Perth, Ontario, built in 1840 for Roderick Matheson, a merchant who later served in the Senate of Canada. The five-bay structure exemplifies Palladian-inspired design and is enclosed by a stone garden wall. Following Matheson's death in 1873, the house passed to his son Arthur James Matheson, a lawyer and member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly. The municipality eventually acquired the property, and it now operates as the Perth Museum. Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966, the house holds status as a heritage property under Part IV designation.
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- Type
- house, local museum, history museum
- Materials
- sandstone
- Heritage
- designated heritage property (part IV), national historic site of Canada
- Place
- Ontario, Canada
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